One of the most important elements of a great horror movie is its score. An utterly terrifying atmosphere can be created with just the right combination of string and drum, and that is exactly what these twenty movies, chosen by Indiewire, managed to achieve.

Sci-fi and horror work well together, like salt and pepper, Ant and Dec, Fred and Rose. Some of the greatest movies and books ever created successfully combined the genres (The Thing, Alien, Event Horizon). In this article, Off the Shelf looks at seven books living at the thrilling intersection of sci-fi and horror.

When Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was released, a lot of people thought that was the end for hockey-faced mother’s boy, Jason Voorhees. You see, the clue was in the subtitle, or at least it seemed to be. In this article, Cinema Viscera looks at the film and its successor A New Beginning, paying particular attention to how the producers managed to bring Jason back to life when they promised (PROMISED! IT WAS IN THE SUBTITLE!) they wouldn’t.

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